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	<title>Muslimah Media Watch &#187; South Africa</title>
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	<description>Looking at Muslim women in the media and pop culture</description>
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		<title>The Fight over South Africa&#8217;s Muslim Marriage Bill Rages on</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2011/03/the-fight-over-south-africas-muslim-marriage-bill-rages-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the South African Justice Ministry opened the latest draft of the Muslim Marriages Bill (MMB) up for public comment and called for submissions on the bill’s contents. Along with this came the media furor over the Muslim community’s reaction to the idea of the government recognizing Muslim marriages as Muslim marriages and providing legislation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Love: Appropriating Feminism in Advocating Polygamy</title>
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		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/09/big-love-appropriating-feminism-in-advocating-polygamy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stories about polygamy tend to surge and ebb in the media, but they never fail to intrigue people. Recently in South Africa, a Zulu man married four women–all at once–making the most popular story on the BBC news website (you can watch the clip here). In the video, a male wedding guest gives a thumbs-up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women&#8217;s Day in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/08/womens-day-in-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/08/womens-day-in-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>safiyyah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1994, South Africa celebrates National Women&#8217;s Day every year on the 9th of August, and more generally the whole month has become one in which the woes of women are highlighted and tribute is paid to their outstanding achievements. The occasion marks a march led by a 20,000-strong gathering of women on August 9, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tariq Ramadan Speaks to South African Women</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/07/tariq-ramadan-speaks-to-south-african-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/07/tariq-ramadan-speaks-to-south-african-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>safiyyah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, my husband and I made the six hour drive to the coastal city of Durban, to attend a series of lectures and seminars by Professor Tariq Ramadan. In an earlier post, I reviewed Ramadan&#8217;s latest book, Radical Reform. I certainly appreciate Ramadan&#8217;s work, and feels he is one of the very few contemporary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa&#8217;s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/05/a-marriage-made-in-parliament-south-africas-muslim-personal-law-bill-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/05/a-marriage-made-in-parliament-south-africas-muslim-personal-law-bill-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>safiyyah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part two of our series on Muslim Personal Law in South Africa. Today, we will analyze media coverage of the bill. Check out part one here. Several mainstream newspapers across South Africa have been reporting on the MPL matter. How have Muslim women been portrayed in these articles? The Cape Argus article, for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Marriage made in Parliament: South Africa&#8217;s Muslim Personal Law Bill, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/05/a-marriage-made-in-parliament-south-africas-muslim-personal-law-bill-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/05/a-marriage-made-in-parliament-south-africas-muslim-personal-law-bill-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>safiyyah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first of a two-series post on South Africa&#8217;s Muslim Personal Law bill. Today&#8217;s post will cover the history of the bill. The issue of Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in South Africa, which has been under scrutiny in the media recently, is a contentious one, with a volatile history that spans over two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Huda &#8211; Guidance for a disunited community?</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/04/al-huda-guidance-for-a-disunited-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2009/04/al-huda-guidance-for-a-disunited-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>safiyyah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books/Magazines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al huda magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khadija Patel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://muslimahmediawatch.org/?p=3353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Her confidence overshadowed the edginess in her voice, when she proclaimed, live, on a very orthodox community radio station, &#8220;I want this magazine to represent ALL Muslims, regardless of their socio-political affiliations.&#8221; This might seem insignificant at first glance, but let me put it in perspective. The South African Muslim community is one beset by many [...]]]></description>
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